open sea

Chapter 424
Beginning of the new year.

In the early morning, Manila Bay was awakened by the three bells of the Nanyang Military Mansion Fortress.

The fish raft that went out to sea slowly crossed the sea surface, and the big net caught a piece of sparkling light; on the top of the high mountain in the west of the bay, Lifu, who got up early, was covered in sweat, watching the rising sun, which was not dazzling, wiped his forehead, and the wheels ran over the side of the road and shattered The stone came from the foot of the mountain and the twenty-jin heavy cannon was slowly pushed into the cannon temple.

Under the trestle bridge extending hundreds of feet from the port to the bay, the waves beat against the wooden pillars nailed into the sea last year.The general flag-bearer, wearing a green floral cloth lined with a carved breastplate, walked out from the wooden barrier at the head of the bridge with a waist knife, inspected the port, stopped the ship, counted the firearms and medicines, and stood on the bridge with the succeeding general flag to hand over the defense.

Near the city of Manila in the distance, the camp of the Thousand Households under the Fifth Department of Luzon Zhongwei has started morning exercises, and the firm shouts of the flag army have brought an undeniable sense of security to the people of Macheng.

Chen Ju, the supervisor of the army, changed into a formal attire, led his relatives out slowly with the eunuch, and opened his hand to read the imperial edict in a rhythmic tone.

"Change yuan, Wanli!"

Words seem to have infinite magic power. Standing behind Chen Ju, Chen Mu handed over the edict to Suleiman, King of Luzon. Afterwards, officials of the Nanyang Military Government, headed by Gao Gong, from Daming and Luzon at all levels stood up and bowed down again. The ripples aroused started from the Yamen of the Nanyang Military Mansion, and amidst the "Changing Yuan Wanli" one after another, the crowd who bowed beside the road spread to the entire city.

Accompanying Chen Ju to read the imperial edict, most of East Asia changed the reign title.

Luzon, Sulu, Borneo, Xinming, and even Majapahit, which had just been captured by Lin Feng, and Java, which was under attack, sailed with the ship delivering the message, and all changed to Yuan Wanli.

"Luzon is divided into three prefectures, and boundary markers are set up in various places. It will be implemented before March. Governor Li and Haigong." Chen Mu raised his hand and said, "How about the selection of magistrates and county officials, and the delineation of boundaries?"

The governor of Luzon is Li Tao. Except for Chen Mu, no one would have thought that the imperial court would really transfer him to Luzon as the governor, even himself.Li Tao's qualifications are shallow, and he is slightly higher than Zhang Yuanyi's Jinshi last year. Now that he has an official position, he still has no power in his hands.

The governor, the army is in the front and the government is in the back. Sitting next to him is the Nanyang military government that controls him and controls the military and government. What power does he have.

In particular, there is a governor named Gao Gong in the Nanyang Military Mansion, Hai Rui who is not clear about his rank but holds power, and there is a real Luzon King outside the royal city.

Which governor has faced such a complicated situation?

"I plan with Haigong to divide Luzon into three prefectures. The north of Panshilan City is Chenlai Mansion; the south of Panshilan City to Manila Bay is Wangjing Mansion; the south of Manila Bay is Bayan Mansion. " Li Tao clasped his hands and said, and accompanied Wu Bian to lay the map on the table, and he continued: "And I propose to move the Nanyang Military Mansion to Mindulo Island."

The Nanyang Military Mansion moved to Duluo Island?
Chen Mu pressed the matter down first, and signaled Li Tao to go on to the business. Li Tao nodded and said: "Lu Song has three guards, each guarding a mansion. Wang Jing's mansion can grow rice and raise heat-resistant horses; Chen Lai's mansion is barren and can Tobacco and sweet potatoes are grown; Bagan Mansion grows coconut and hemp."

"I recommend that Zhang Yuanxi be the magistrate of Wang Jing, Zhou Youguang the magistrate of Chen Lai, and Huang Zhaolong the magistrate of Bayan. These three are all Jinshi in the fifth year of Longqing, and they are worthy of important responsibilities."

Gao Gong said: "In the matter of Lu Song, the appointment of officials is simple. I think the three of them can be the prefects first, and we will see their achievements next year. If they agree, they will use them. If they don't agree, they will discard them." Then he said: "Political achievements are just like overseas. Governing the local area also depends on the transportation of funds. The two cannot be neglected."

After all, Chen Mu asked, "What's the point of relocating the Nanyang Military Mansion to Duluo Island?"

"Returning to Chen Shuai, I'm thinking so much. The military mansion and the royal palace live together in Macheng, and it's still stable now, but the military mansion is in the king's city, and the royal palace is in the outer city. Over time, the two sides are at odds. It's better to move the military mansion to Mindulo. That’s where the gold mines are located, and although there are gold kilns on Luzon Island, they are less than one-third of Mindoro.”

"What's more, the three government and three guards, the military and the government are all in my hands. I just exchanged the name of Luzon. Besides, Mindoro has the advantage of being connected to Sulu and Borneo, and secondly, it can also control the overseas land of the country. Only the island of Mindoro is still too small, and the three islands and the Cebu Islands are neither Luzon nor Sulu, but belong to Daming."

"Those who have the benefit of copper, iron, wood and stone should be mined. Without the benefit of copper, iron, wood and stone, they can also be stationed in the fort as the land under the rule of the Nanyang military government."

Chen Mu nodded and said: "There is no rush in advance, and we will discuss it later. If it is feasible, we will build a government in Mindoro. This year's important tasks are divided into internal and external affairs. Internally, we must deal with Luzon, Borneo, and Sulu. , Ryukyu Shikoku ten guards and drills; plan fixed routes and reward sailors and shipwrights who invent useful navigational equipment."

"Externally, Lin Feng's Ministry of Java is the top priority; for Japan's affairs, Gao Qianshi's suggestion is to let him ask the emperor for help and get it to the court for discussion."

As soon as Chen Mu finished speaking, Gao Gong held the letter and saluted, "Shuai Chen, I have one more discussion."

In fact, it is not easy for Mr. Gao. He is used to being the first assistant, and he suddenly ran to work at Chen Mu's place. He was very awkward.

On the other hand, he has always been eloquent, and only Zhang Juzheng in the court can discuss with him, but there is obviously no one like Nanyang; on the other hand, he is used to exhorting, educating, and sheltering from the wind and rain as the late Emperor Longqing, and Nanyang is even worse. There can be no emperor.

It's impossible for him to treat Chen Mu like a subordinate, that's his chief; it's even more nonsense to treat him like an emperor.

The most difficult thing for Gao Ge to learn when he was old in the Nanyang Military Mansion was not the unheard of things in Nanyang, but how to get along with Chen Mu.

"Gao Gong doesn't need to be too polite."

"I have one more question." Sailu Gong is so beautiful in his heart!

He waved his hand calmly, took the letter, glanced at it twice and then nodded one after another, saying: "Department of Operations, under the jurisdiction of three Bureaus of Supplies, Depots, and Armaments; Three bureaus; the dispatch department, under the jurisdiction of the three bureaus of craftsmen, boats and horses."

In Gao Gong's planning, the Nanyang Military Mansion established three divisions and nine bureaus, and each bureau set up separate departments, and all functions and powers were assigned to special personnel. He hoped that the new capital division would follow this method in the future, and that each bureau would be set up regardless of the situation. Professionals to deal with.

Things went wrong, and someone was punished.

"Okay, let's do it this way." Halfway through Chen Mu's speech, he raised his finger and paused for a while, pointing to the letter, and then continued: "Just follow this method. Put on red, do it when you come back!"

Gao Gong looked at Chen Mu with approval in his eyes.

Obviously, the barbaric growth of the Nanyang Military Mansion of the Ming Dynasty is over.

The efficiency of handling affairs can be improved unprecedentedly, which also makes up for the overall situation and courage that Chen Mu lacks, but the same problem is that Gao Gong not only helps Chen Mu with affairs, but also centralizes power wherever he goes.

The efficiency of the military government's discussions in the future will be very low. Even if the military government can discuss the matter, it will take two months at the fastest to go back and forth.

If only there was a telegram.

(End of this chapter)